The Original Monte Cristo Sandwich Recipe

By Chef Billy Parisi · 20 min

Ingredients

Instructions

1. In a shallow bowl or pie tin, whisk the eggs and milk into a batter and refrigerate until needed.
2. Lay 4 slices of bread on a parchment-lined tray or platter.
3. Spread mayonnaise and Dijon mustard evenly over the bread slices.
4. Layer the cheese and ham evenly over the bread, then top with the remaining slices to make sandwiches.
5. Melt the butter in a very large frying pan over low to medium heat. Dip each sandwich in the egg batter on all sides.
6. Cook the sandwiches 3-4 minutes per side until golden brown all over, and brown the cut edges by standing them up.
7. Remove, dust with powdered sugar and serve with jam.

Summarized from Chef Billy Parisi's video. Watch it for the details.

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